SYMPOSIUM 27 – Ceramics and Glasses for Nuclear Energy Applications

Advanced ceramics and glasses are attractive for next generation nuclear energy as they help technological advances that enable more efficient and robust systems. Ceramics increase the operating temperature window to allow higher thermal efficiency, and exposure to variable environments. Glasses offer opportunities for waste treatment solutions, in-situ monitoring via newly designed windows or sensors, and coatings. Ceramic and glass materials can also contribute to enhanced safety of nuclear systems such as neutron moderation and shielding materials.

High entropy ceramics and advanced composites are promising options for advanced nuclear applications. Moreover, glass, ceramic, cement, and/or geopolymer compounds have been applied in long-term waste disposal. Processing, properties, testing and accelerated qualification of these materials should be expanded to meet the future needs of the nuclear industry. This symposium focuses on experimental and computational studies of ceramics and glasses for nuclear energy research and applications.

Session Topics:

Materials design, synthesis/processing, additive manufacturing
Accelerated materials qualification (including ceramic fuels, ceramic coatings, glass/ceramic waste forms and inert matrix fuels)
Vitrification technologies and radioactive waste immobilization
Radiation damage effects, chemical compatibility and corrosion, thermophysical properties
High-entropy ceramics and advanced composites for next-generation nuclear applications
Materials for molten salt reactor application
Neutron moderation and shielding materials
Synergistic multi-scale modeling and experimental study on microstructure evolution, mechanical and physical properties of ceramics in nuclear energy environments
High-temperature ceramics for fusion applications

Symposium Organizer(s):

Charmayne Lonergan, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

Point(s) of Contact:

Charmayne Lonergan; clonergan@mst.edu

Division Sponsor(s):

Energy Materials and Systems Division
Glass and Optical Materials Division